May 17, 2024
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Canada’s power grid could get a helpful boost from an international partnership to develop microgrid system products and utility-scale battery storage.
Vancouver-based Energy Plug Technologies and its battery company co-owned by the Malahat Nation have signed a memorandum of understanding with engineering firm Enwind Power, “a company specializing in the research and development of power sciences and battery-based applications in Taiwan,” Energy Plug said in a release.
The team will research and develop microgrid system products and utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) products, providing “engineered solutions to utilities, commercial and industrial verticals to support the expansion of the microgrid industry in Canada.”
The parties will also “seek to devise strategies for product localization and battery software systems tailored for the Canadian, North American, and Latin American markets.”
“Utilities are looking for both behind-the-meter and residential solutions, and microgrids are increasingly integrating renewable energy solutions,” Energy Plug CEO and President Brodie Gunning said in an interview. “This is especially true in rural and remote communities, in an effort to reduce dependence on diesel.”
